Etymology

borosilicate

boro·sili·cate
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Today it means: Any of various minerals whose structure is formally that of a dual salt of boric and silicic acids. Full definition →

English silicate ← Middle English boras ← Anglo-Norman boreis
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The story

  1. Middle Persian*bōrag
  2. Arabicبَوْرَق (bawraq)
  3. Medieval Latinborax
  4. Anglo-Normanboreis
  5. Middle Englishboras
  6. Englishborax
  7. Englishboro-
  8. Englishsilicate
  9. English todayborosilicate

From boro- + silicate.

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